Folding papeterie



B. E. MCSHEEHY FOLDING; PAPETERIE July 3, 1923.`

Filed OCb. 23 1918 2 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR By A llorneys,

July 3, 1923.

B. E. MCSHEEHY FOLDING PAPETERIE Fi'led Oct. 23 1918 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR WlTNEss z.

By Attorneys,

Patented July 3, 1923.

UNITED sriss PATENrorrica.

` BARTHOLOMEW E. MCSHEEHY, 0F HUNTINGDON, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO J'. C.

BLAIR COMPANY, OF`HUNTINGDON, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION OF PENN- SYLVANIA.

:FOLDING PAPETERIE.

alienation :ned october 23, isis. semaine. 259,4i7.

T 0 all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, BARTHOLOMEW E. Mc- SHEEHY, a citizen of the United States-of lAmerica, residingin Huntingdon, 1n the county of Huntingdon and State of Pennsyl- Vania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inFolding Papeteries, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention `is to provide a foldingv papeterie which can be cheaply made and affords a practical and compact.l portable container for writing paper and envelopes, and also serves the purpose of a support or lapV table which can be conveniently used for correspondence. v l,

The structureis intended chiefly for soldiers and travelers, being designed to permit of carrying a supply of envelopes and paper in. a small, neat package, which may also serve to hold ithe paper inconvenient Aposition for writing.

. An additional purpose is to make the struc` ture sufliciently cheap so that itcan be used in place of the ordinary box container and sold at a price which would ordinarily permit it to be discarded when the supply of paper and envelopes is exhausted.

An additional object contemplated by the K invention is to retain the sheets of paper and envelopes independently .of one another, and

securely held, while also permitting immea diate access to either the envelopes or paper,

without disturbing the other.

The invention consists, briefly,- of an envelope-containing section andV a sheet-holding section, the. two being preferably formed integrally and united byy a hinge portion. In

vthe preferred arrangement, the writing sheets are attached to the sheet-holding section in the form of a writing pad or tablet, the back of which is secured tothe :sheetholding section, although this may be accomplished in other ways, as by arranging a series of loose writing sheets within a `pocket or case which would be attached to the sheet-holding section." The envelopecontaining section is provided witha plural- Aity off envelopepockets which are preferably open at Aboth ends, to afford a cheap and simplifiedconstruction, and having one side attached to the envelope-containing sec ltion.A The latter includes a back which is` provided with an extension that is adapted to; overlie the outer open endsof theenvelope pockets, and also a, portion of -their'eX-T posed sides, and this arrangement holds the envelope pockets securely inV placeand also affords a sightly and cheap construction. In order to strengthenthe deviceland` make it durable enough for the purposes required,

without unduly increasing its cost of manufacture, I prefer to reinforce the hinge portion by means of la strip of lfabricvor similar material, placed over and attached to the cardboard from which thepther parts are preferably constructed. "The repeated bending of the two sections with reference to each other would quickly separate the cardboard along such a folded line, unlessy a very heavy thickness 'were.used, and by ltaking advantage of suchy a reinforcing m'e,.ans aJ much thinner and cheaper grade of cardboard can be used for the bodyl of the folder.

`To these land other ends, the linvention consists 1n certain improvements Yand combinations of parts, all as'will be hereinafter more fully described, the novel features ble-- ing 'pointed out inthe claims at the end of the specification. c f c F lgure l is aperspectiveview illustrating a preferred embodiment of the invention in its unfolded position; y y

v Fig. 2 is a perspective view, showing the sections folded one upon the other, with a corner portion broken away;

Fig. k3 is a sectional view, greatly enlarged on line 3 3 of Fig. l; Y Fig. 4 is a sectional viewon kline 4 4 of Fig. 2; u v.

Fig. 5 is a sectional view on line 5-5 of Fig. 2; i

Fig. 6 is a perspective viewv showing a.

view on line IT-Tof connected to the sheet-holding section A by a central hinge portion C, permitting the two sections to be folded one upon the other from the position shown in Fig. l to that shown in Fig. 2, and it will be seen that when folded, the device' is extremely'co'mpact and can 'be conveniently carried about or packed in a small space.

In the illustrated arrangement, the writingpaper is in the form of a pad or tablet D, the back of which, E, is glued, or otherwise iiXedly attached to the sheetholding section A. In order to protect the edge of the pad D, as Well as to present a 7 neat and sightly appearance when the device' is folded, Ilemp'loy' a flap, includinga vertical portion F, adapted to overliethe adjacent edge of the tablet D, and a hori- Zontal portion F', adapted to overlie the adjacent portion of the top of the Writing pad when the parts are folded, as illustrated inFig. 2. y

The envelopeJco-ntaining section is providedv With a plurality of envelope pockets designated by G and G. Each of the envelope pockets is preferably open at; both vends and consists of a single strip of cardboard bent upon itself and attached along its meeting edges, as shown in Fig.' 5. The pocke'ts and G have their lower sides secured tothe back portion B of the envelope-containingsection by glue or' other- Wise, and affordtwo separate and distinct compartments for the envelopes. The inner ends `of the pocketsG and G extend toward the'v central hinge'portion'C, preferably ter-.

minating at a slight distance therefrom, While theV outer ends'of the' pockets` are closed by l.an extension B which is bent up- 'Wardly from Athe back portion B of the envelo ,e'fcontaining section and has its eXtremity'* 2 overlying andrattached by gluing or otherwise to partsof the upper sides of the pockets G and G.

i From the' structure thus far described, it Will be apparent that the envelopes and paper are independently accessible, and are amip-ly'housed and protected under all conditions. Furthermore, the deviceA when unfolded, as in Fig. 1, can conveniently be placed upon the knee or lap and affords an efiicientsup-port or table for the paper itself, f

when writing upon the latter. It is, of course, essential that the folder last and beiserviceab-leuntil the supply of paper and envelopes is exhausted, and with this in View, AI'provide the hinge portionv C With a reinforcing portion Hl of suitable fabric, which is secured over the hinge portion() 'l and the adjacentparts of the sections A and- B, as shown in Fig. 4, and also is turned interiorly and secured against p-arts of the correspondingunner surfaces, as shown by H in Fig.: 1. Bythus' reinforcing th'efh'inge 1 portion, thepartscan be repeatedly foldedY and unfolded, at least as long as the supply of paper and envelopes would usually last, Without becoming torn or separated, and at the same time it is possible to make use of a comparatively thin and correspondingly cheap ycardboard 4'-for the lbody lof the folder.

Insome cases, it may be preferable to have the Writing sheets in loose form instead of in tablet form, and to answersuch requirements, I may further modify the structure as shown in Figs. Grand 7 According to this arrangement, the paper in loose sheets or other suitable form, is arranged `Withina pocket or container I, open at its inner edge to receive the paper, as shown by I. The pocket I would preferably extend from one end lof the sheet-holding section to' the other to accommodate a long sheet, `and' Would convenientlyv be formed and attached as the envelope pocket-s G and G previously*described.v ThatJis-to say,-the outer open side of the container .I would b'eclosed by an eXtensionJ onthe bottom section',l overlying the side ofthe pocket I and-a part'of its'upper surface, to which latter itmay 'be attached by gluing or otherwise. Thisy modiiiedfo-rm permits either the paper orenvelopesto be Withdrawn toward the central/or hingel portion of the folder, While the -upper surface-of the pocket or container' I maybeutilized` as a Writing surface, if desi-red;

What -I claim is+` l. A -foldable' papeterie comprising yan-envelope containing section and a sheet-holding section connected thereto" by a hingeportion, the envelope-containingsectlion' consisting of a back portion, a plurality of openended yenvelope 'pocketsatta'chedto the back portion, Ithe inneropen-ends'fof the pockets being located near said'fhinge'portion, and an extension onl the Vvbacl'rportion overlying the outer open endsan'd partsfofth'e top faces ofthe' envelope pockets' and attached to said faces to closefsaid` outer open'A en`ds.-

2.' A foldable papeterie comp-risingan l'envelope-containing section, a.- sheet-holding section connected thereto byal hin'ge'portion, al Writing tablet-secured' to the sheet-holding section, a flapat one edge of the sheet-holding sectionfad'apted 'to oyerlie' the adjacent edge and top -of the writing tablet, -the"envelope-containi'ngf section consisting of'* a back portion", a plurality-of open-'ended envelope pockets lattachedlto vtheback pfortion, the inner' open ends of the pockets-being located near said f hinge portion, and extension on the baclrf'portion"overlyi`ng'the outer open-endsy andpartsof the top; faces ofthe envelope poclretsand attached ,to `said faces to close saidfouter open ends.

- 3. A foldable papeterie, comprising :an envelope containing section and-a-sheetffholding section-connected thereto by. a hinge portion, which is integral with a :back '.-portion common to both sections, the envelope ends, said papeterie when in folded condicontaningseotion comprising open ended ention providing a rectangular packet free velope pockets attached to the back portion, from protuberances. and an extension 0n the beek portion over- In Witness whereof 5 lying the outer open ends end parts of the Slglled my name.'

top faces of the envelope pockets and at-l f n l f Jcached to said faces to closesaid outer open BARTHOLOMEW E- MCSHEEHY- l0 I have hereunto 

